{"product_id":"halloween-forest-isbn-9780823440382","title":"Halloween Forest","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCat  bones, rat bones, and bat bones illustrate this spooky Halloween  adventure, written by newbery-Honor-winning author Marion Dane Bauer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf  you take your trick-or-treat sack and venture into the dark woods on  Halloween night, you'll find cat bones, rat bones, and bat bones--and  all are looking at YOU! \"Take care! Beware! Despair!\" the bone creatures  will cry. \"You can bet you've just met your worst nightmare!\" What will  you do? Cry? Sigh? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNO!\u003ci\u003e Because you're too tough \/ to worry about stuff \/ like the rattle \/ and prattle \/ of bones! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in unmetered rhymed verse, this Halloween adventure is a real treat.* \"Elegantly designed, this collaboration shows a great respect for children’s sensibilities regarding the fine lines between fear, fun and bravery. This title should be at the top of the book pile come autumn.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Perfect for trick-or-treaters who can take some honest-to-gosh spooking, Bauer's simple story involves a boy who exits his safe neighborhood to seek treats in the woods. There he finds a forest made of bones—a breathtaking, intricate creation by Shelley, featuring trunks of fibulas and scapulas and branches of grasping fingers. . . . this is just the sort of thing that sears itself into young brains.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this creepy Halloween tale, a trick-or-treater leaves the safety of town on All Hallow’s Eve to find treats in a forest of bones. Bat, cat, and rat bones crawl among tree bones. The illustrations capture the spooky feel while not straying too far into the scary . . . \"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMarion Dane Bauer has received many awards, including a Newbery Honor, for the books she has written for young people. Her picture books include In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb,illustrated by Caldecott winner Emily Arnold McCully, and Halloween Forest,illustrated by John Shelley. You can visit the author at www.mariondanebauer.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e John Shelley's illustrations are known internationally, especially in Japan, where he lived and worked for twenty-one years. He is the illustrator of Halloween Forest, by Marion Dane Bauer. John's website is www.jshelley.com.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301312811237,"sku":"NP9780823440382","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823440382.jpg?v=1767728634","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/halloween-forest-isbn-9780823440382","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}